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Bad dreams becoming a bit of an issue... (long)

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I've seen several posts on here about how many of us are experiencing weird/scary dreams.  Over the past week mine have gone to some strange level where I will dream that something is falling on me or someone is chasing me, etc. and I actually start thrashing/swinging at whatever it is and I wake up yelling....  which in turn causes DH to wake up in a panic not knowing what is going on.  For instance, the other night I had a dream that I saw the ceiling caving in on me, so I had my arms up in the air and yelled out "Noooooo.....  it's going to fall on me!!!" and of course DH woke up all confused and worried.  Once I wake up I realize instantly that it was a dream and I feel like a fool, but then my heart is pounding and I can't get back to sleep for a couple of hours.

Last night was the worst one yet.  I had a dream that some weirdo tried to grab me and I woke up yelling at the top of my lungs "HELP!!!!!".  DH woke up and once he realized what was going on he was like "You're going to give me a heart attack, you can't keep yelling 'help' and stuff like that...  I wake up thinking something is really wrong with you".  lol... poor DH!  I was so shaken by it, though, that I was laying there for about an hour afterwards and my heart felt like it was going to beat right out of my chest! 

Anyone else have similar dreams/situation?

 

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Re: Bad dreams becoming a bit of an issue... (long)

  • SoldiersGreenBeanSoldiersGreenBean
    Mine haven't been nearly that bad.  However, I can link all of my nightmares to one of two things - either I have to pee, or I'm too hot and need to kick off covers.  Nightmares are my body's way of waking me up to fix a problem.  Maybe yours are similar?
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  • snickybuggsnickybugg
    I use to wake up kicking and swinging even prior to pregnancy but I sometimes kick worse in my sleep now due to the pregnancy. I have woken up twice now thinking I "hear" things, too and it's nothing. Or so I think its nothing. lol. My husband is use to me "freaking out" and apparently tells me things are fine and I fall back asleep (I dont remember this...ever). I think these dreams are just our minds acting out what we're afraid of lately. When do you see your doc? I would ask him/her if there are any "techniques" to calm yourself prior to bed. As a mommy to be and friend, I would say try some "sleep time tea", its relaxing and caffeine free. I also have had my husband scratch my back for 10-20 min which helps relax me and I drift off quickly. I hope it gets better for u!
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  • britaniebritanie member
    I have been having horrible dreams. I wake up short of breath and terrified. It is making it really difficult to sleep. I hope it gets better for both of us.
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  • glycerine1281glycerine1281 member

    imagesnickybugg:
    I use to wake up kicking and swinging even prior to pregnancy but I sometimes kick worse in my sleep now due to the pregnancy. I have woken up twice now thinking I "hear" things, too and it's nothing. Or so I think its nothing. lol. My husband is use to me "freaking out" and apparently tells me things are fine and I fall back asleep (I dont remember this...ever). I think these dreams are just our minds acting out what we're afraid of lately. When do you see your doc? I would ask him/her if there are any "techniques" to calm yourself prior to bed. As a mommy to be and friend, I would say try some "sleep time tea", its relaxing and caffeine free. I also have had my husband scratch my back for 10-20 min which helps relax me and I drift off quickly. I hope it gets better for u!

    Before you try any tea, make sure it does NOT have St. John's Wort in it. That's very bad for pregnant ladies and my sleepy time tea (by Yogi teas) has that in it. I don't drink it. In fact, make sure you check on all the herbs in it. There are a few others that are bad for pregnant women.

    My dreams have been more along the lines of dead people. In one, I dreamt I murdered Angelina Jolie and the whole dream was my husband and I trying to hide the evidence. I was freaking out because I was sure I'd get caught. Another dream was about a man who found his father and several deer carcases rotting in a house. Not really too sure what those mean, if anything, but I just like to wake up in the morning to recount the dreams and have a laugh. Hope I'm not too twisted.

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  • pinkycat1015pinkycat1015

    I've been having really vivid dreams.  The other nice I was shoe shopping and when I woke up in the morning, I felt like I had been shoe shopping all night.  Between vivid dreams and restless sleep, I am exhausted in the morning.

    Only had one scary dream and when I woke up I just hoped it wouldn't come true.

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  • BlondeBeachBride08BlondeBeachBride08

    I had a dream that I was being buried alive. It was awful.

    Most of my dreams are just weird tho, not scary. Like I had a dream that I was the new nanny for the Gosselin kids haha 

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